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Book Recovery Strategy for the Spotted Turtle Clemmys Guttata in Canada

Download or read book Recovery Strategy for the Spotted Turtle Clemmys Guttata in Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) is listed as Endangered on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA). The species is listed as Endangered in Ontario under the provincial Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA 2007). There are unknowns regarding the feasibility of recovery of the Spotted Turtle. In keeping with the precautionary principle, this recovery strategy has been prepared as per section 41(1) of SARA, as would be done when recovery is determined to be feasible"--Executive summary, p. iv.

Book Status Report on the Wood Turtle Clemmys Insculpta in Canada

Download or read book Status Report on the Wood Turtle Clemmys Insculpta in Canada written by Jacqueline Danielle Litzgus and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses the conservation status of Clemmys insculpta, the wood turtle, which ranges discontinuously in north-eastern North America and is confined to specific habitats associated with streams. Information is included on the turtle's geographic distribution in Canada and the United States, population size and trends, protection status, habitat, general biology, factors limiting the turtle population size and distribution, and the special significance of the species. Concludes with brief discussion of the current consensus regarding the status of the species and a recommendation for designation of the species as vulnerable.

Book Developing Species Distribution Models for Wood Turtle Glyptemys Insculpta in Atlantic Canada

Download or read book Developing Species Distribution Models for Wood Turtle Glyptemys Insculpta in Atlantic Canada written by Thomas Baker and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wood turtle, Glyptemys insculpta, is listed as threatened federally in Canada and provincially in Nova Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB). Historic surveying for G. insculpta in these provinces has been arbitrary and geographic knowledge gaps persist. To address these gaps, this research developed species distribution models for NS and NB using Maxent software, G. insculpta occurrence data, and environmental data relevant to the species' ecology. Resulting important model variables included 'Elevation', 'Distance to Alder', and 'Watercourse Density'. The model outputs were used to guide field surveys, which recorded G. insculpta occurrences at twelve new sites. In NS, the model output's prediction of G. insculpta distribution overlapped with 80.4% of identified core habitat, but only 4.6% of this predicted distribution was within protected areas. The findings will contribute to conservation of this at-risk species by predicting its distribution, and in doing so, inform future survey efforts and conservation decisions.

Book Parks and Protected Areas

Download or read book Parks and Protected Areas written by Glen Hvenegaard and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parks and protected areas provide important services to nature and society. Park managers make difficult decisions to achieve their diverse mandates, and need current, relevant, and rigorous information. However, effective use of research provided by social scientists, natural scientists, local people, or Indigenous people is an ongoing challenge. Through case studies, this book examines knowledge mobilization in parks and protected areas, with a focus on successes and failures, barriers and enablers, diverse theoretical frameworks, and structural innovations. This book embraces the generation and use of knowledge, especially natural science, social science, local knowledge, and Indigenous knowledge, in relation to policy, planning, and management of parks and protected areas.

Book Evaluating the Effectiveness of Headstarting for Wood Turtle glyptemys Insculpta Population Recovery

Download or read book Evaluating the Effectiveness of Headstarting for Wood Turtle glyptemys Insculpta Population Recovery written by Damien I. Mullin and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Headstarting is a conservation strategy that assumes raising hatchling turtles to larger body sizes increases their survivorship compared to wild non-headstarted turtles. This increased survivorship should increase population growth rate relative to wild recruitment. There are, however, few published results of long-term population recovery using headstarting. The lack of demographic assessment of population recovery has led to an overall lack of quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of headstarting as a conservation action. Headstarting needs to be efficient and effective as a poorly executed headstarting project can result in species extinction given it is often used with critically endangered species. We released 3 cohorts of headstarted Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) with varying degrees of headstarting to determine if headstarting increases survivorship. I showed that headstarting turtles to a larger body size confers a survival advantage, and this survival advantage should increase population growth rate relative to wild recruitment. I then quantitatively assessed the effectiveness of a 15-year Wood Turtle headstarting program by modeling population-specific demographic parameters to evaluate recovery efforts, and determine the next phase of recovery. I found some evidence of population recovery, but also identified challenges and make several management recommendations that should enhance the success of the headstarting program. Overall, I have provided support for headstarting as an effective conservation strategy, with the caveat that all headstarting projects must be paired with management plans that maintain high adult and juvenile survival.

Book Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea in Pacific Canadian Waters

Download or read book Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea in Pacific Canadian Waters written by Pacific Leatherback Turtle Recovery Team (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book National Recovery Plan for Blanding s Turtle Emydoidea Blandingii Nova Scotia Population

Download or read book National Recovery Plan for Blanding s Turtle Emydoidea Blandingii Nova Scotia Population written by RENEW (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This plan has been prepared to define recovery actions necessary to protect and recover the Nova Scotia population of Blanding's turtle. The introduction presents background on the conservation status of the species and the biology of Blanding's turtle in Nova Scotia. Section 2 discusses factors affecting the vulnerability of the species, the role of the turtle in the Nova Scotia Atlantic interior ecosystem, and the recovery potential of the species. Section 3 outlines the recovery plan, including goals & objectives, strategies, and a sequence of actions. Additional information is provided for each step of the plan: determination of habitat requirements and availability, implementation of habitat protection, clarifying understanding of the turtle's life history, stabilizing population age structure through increased recruitment, investigating population genetics, and providing data storage and access. The final section contains a plan implementation schedule.

Book Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea in Pacific Canadian Waters

Download or read book Recovery Strategy for Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys Coriacea in Pacific Canadian Waters written by Pacific Leatherback Turtle Recovery Team (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Recovery Plan for U S Pacific Populations of the Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys Imbricata

Download or read book Recovery Plan for U S Pacific Populations of the Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys Imbricata written by Pacific Sea Turtle Recovery Team (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Using Environmental DNA to Determine Wood Turtle Glyptemys Insculpta Presence in New Brunswick Canada Rivers

Download or read book Using Environmental DNA to Determine Wood Turtle Glyptemys Insculpta Presence in New Brunswick Canada Rivers written by Larissa Roehl and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worldwide turtle and tortoise populations are declining, including the semi-aquatic wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) of eastern North America. With a limited survey season, a more efficient method of detection was needed to monitor this cryptic species. DNA barcoding with environmental DNA (eDNA) has been shown to be an effective method of monitoring cryptic, rare, and threatened species. Water samples were collected in October 2017 and 2018 from an upstream and downstream site on fourteen rivers in New Brunswick, Canada. In our eDNA lab, the samples were filtered, extracted and, with the use of species-specific primers and probe, amplified using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). With the use of qPCR, wood turtle eDNA was detected in five of six rivers known to inhabit the species. This method is a promising tool that can be used for the conservation and monitoring of G. insculpta.